Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Mo Yuming had already been chosen as the first Grand Chancellor and Grand Commander.

Su Yangyan's cultivation level is only at the seventh level of the Earth Rank, but he has served as the city lord for many years and has considerable experience in management, making him the perfect choice for Grand Tutor.

Among Mo Yuming's subordinates, there are many Heavenly Rank experts, but most of them are old men who have come out of the canyon.

Although these people have high levels of martial arts skills and are absolutely loyal, they are basically clueless in terms of military operations and management, so they are not qualified for such positions.

The other Heavenly Realm experts had just defected from the Marquis's side and were obviously not yet at that level.

Therefore, General Jiang Yuheng, who was the first to follow Mo Yuming, became the only choice.

In addition to his profound martial arts cultivation reaching the ninth level of the Earth Rank, he also possesses rich military experience.

Moreover, he has followed Mo Yuming through thick and thin over the years, remaining loyal and devoted, and has made many contributions to Mo Yuming.

As for the selection of the Grand Minister of Justice, Mo Yuming didn't have a suitable candidate in mind. After careful consideration, Mo Yuming finally entrusted this task to Su Yangyan.

After all, he was the most powerful local figure in this area, having been the lord of the fortress for decades, so he naturally knew many talented and extraordinary people.

Soon, the day of the founding ceremony finally arrived.

The ceremony was held in the central square in front of the city lord's mansion in the original city.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of the inner city of Shangyuan City, in front of which is the largest square in the inner city.

In the center of the square stood a huge statue of the city lord. After Lord Liao was killed, the statue, which symbolized the city lord's majesty, was quickly toppled and smashed by the people of the city.

Originally, Su Yangyan and his group wanted to build a statue of Mo Yuming on the original site, but Mo Yuming stopped them.

Later, at Mo Yuming's suggestion, a central garden was built on the original site. The stone from the original statue was transformed into flower pots of various shapes, and various flowers were planted in the pots for everyone to enjoy.

This small, unintentional act earned everyone's praise, greatly enhancing Mo Yuming's image in everyone's minds.

The square was packed with people who came to watch the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China early in the morning, a large portion of whom were tourists from outside the city.

A large square that can hold tens of thousands of people was packed to the brim.

After Mo Yuming occupied Shangyuan City, he immediately ordered his men to implement a policy of pacifying the people and abolish many unjust treaties. In particular, the rule that people from the outer city needed to pay a toll to enter the inner city was abolished first.

They also removed all the checkpoints in the inner city, allowing everyone to come and go freely.

Merchants entering the city from outside were simply checked for identity and registered. Those whose identities were unknown were investigated and, after confirming that there was nothing suspicious, were issued passes to enter.

It was also explicitly forbidden for sentries to arbitrarily harass merchants or collect money or goods.

Therefore, upon learning that this unique new government was about to hold its founding ceremony, many people traveled long distances to arrive early and settled in Shangyuan City to witness this rare spectacle, eagerly awaiting the day.

As the sun rose above the horizon, casting its first rays upon the city gate, Huang An, serving as the master of ceremonies, strode out of the mansion and onto the specially constructed high platform, loudly announcing the commencement of the founding ceremony!

As soon as he finished speaking, the onlookers immediately clapped and cheered, with shouts of joy rising and falling.

Immediately following Huang An's command, the hundred war drums placed on the city tower were struck simultaneously. The thunderous drumbeats, following the pre-rehearsed melody and rhythm, instantly ignited the passion of everyone present.

Immediately afterwards, the resounding sound of horns rang out in harmony with the rhythm of the drums.

The majestic melody resounded through the sky and shook the earth! The entire Shangyuan City seemed to be moved by this uplifting atmosphere.

Accompanied by soaring and majestic music, a ceremonial guard dressed in bright armor and carrying various standard weapons marched out of the city gate in perfect unison.

They marched majestically across the central road to the two sides of the central square's rostrum. Following the marching formation of a square, they calmly approached the rostrum and then lined up in front of it, chanting neat slogans.

After the honor guard took their positions, Huang An, who was standing on the rostrum, waved his hand, and all the music stopped.

The crowd in the square fell silent at that moment, all holding their breath and looking at the gate of the city lord's mansion in front of them.

At this moment, four people from each of the honor guards standing on either side of the platform stepped out, and eight imposing and tall guards walked along the red carpet laid between the platform and the city lord's mansion to the front of the mansion gate, and saluted the people standing inside the mansion gate.

At the same time, the two guards standing in front of the mansion gate turned around and pushed open the tall, closed gate.

A moment later, under the watchful eyes of thousands, Mo Yuming, tall and slender, wearing a golden mask, calmly walked out of the door.

When Mo Yuming walked out of the gate and took about ten steps toward the podium, the eight honor guards standing on both sides turned around at the same time and followed closely behind with measured steps.

After Mo Yuming walked out of the platform and down the steps, Su Yangyan, Jiang Yuheng, Huang Xiaoxiao, Su Ce, Qi Feng, Jia Shan, Niu Tianze, Zhang Sibo, Sun Min, Liu Liangyi and others followed behind Mo Yuming out of the gate in a row of threes.

After all the leaders had left through the gate, a group of elderly men with white hair and youthful faces slowly walked out from inside.

Four people in a row followed the crowd out of the mansion. They were all dressed in dark blue robes and had an air of otherworldly elegance, making them particularly eye-catching.

These seemingly frail and unremarkable old men are actually the Heavenly Rank natives of Yishi Valley, who have followed Mo Yuming out of the canyon and helped him conquer the world.

Chu He, Jiang Feng, Xia Yu, Che Dian, Yue Lei, Zhong Tu, Lin Mu, Qiu Shui, Qi Mei, Qing Wei, as well as Yi Hu, Er Long, San Bao... Shi Quan and twenty others.

The last group to emerge from the main gate consisted of five Heavenly Realm experts: Ge Zhuang, Wang Baichuan, Xiao Shan, Duan Shichen, and Chen Jiahe, all former retainers of the Marquis King who had recently surrendered.

As Mo Yuming slowly walked towards the platform, he waved to the crowd in the square, which immediately erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.

After Mo Yuming and his entourage walked onto the stage, everyone stood in three rows.

Mo Yuming stood in the center of the platform, with four armed guards on each side.

Su Yangyan and his group stood in the second row, while the old men of Yishi Valley and five other Heavenly Realm experts stood in the third row.

Once everyone was standing on the platform, the audience stared in disbelief.

It wasn't just the mysterious young man's dashing demeanor that was captivating, but also the more than twenty rare Heavenly Rank experts.

It should be noted that among the many guest advisors of the city lord of Yuanshang City, there was only one near-Heavenly Rank, while Ji Wuhou, who led 100,000 troops to fight, only had a dozen or so Heavenly Rank guest advisors.

Normally, these are rare and highly skilled experts who are rarely seen. The fact that so many of them have suddenly appeared here is like throwing cold water into a pot of boiling oil, which has already caused an uproar!

This drove those martial artists who had never broken through to the human level even in their old age even more crazy.

After everyone was in place, Huang An, who was in charge of the ceremony, shouted: "Offer sacrifices to Heaven! Play the music!"